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INDEX 



Pond-turtles, 76. 

 Pouclied frog, 36. 

 Prairie-dogs, 115. 

 Protective resemblance, 109. 

 Proteus^ 48. 



Pterodactylis-spectabilis^ 156. 

 Pterodactyls, 85, 131. 

 Ptl/O/iitis^ 61. 

 Pt/tho/winorj)ha, 149, 161. 



Raccoon, 77. 



Kattlesnake, 85, 94, 102, 103, 115, 



117, 120, 136, 162, 175, 176. 

 Rearing of young, 24. 

 Keflex action, 55. 

 Repairs, 56. 

 Reptiles, 69. 

 Reptiles, key to, 158. 

 Rhamphorkynchus^ 85, 86. 

 Respiration, 41, 123. 

 Rhychosa urs-hyperodapedon^ 93. 

 Rodents, 93. 



Salamander, 1, 5, 12, 28, 56, 57, 72, 



79. 

 Salivary glands, 123. 

 Sauropterygia, 147. 

 Scincidce, 165. 

 Seals, 1. 

 Sea-lizard, 104. 

 Sea-snakes, 103, 115, 136, 161. 

 Sea-tortoises, 74. 

 Sea-turtles (Sphargis), 79, 116, 



132. 

 Sense-organs, 138. 

 Serpents, 72, 77, 139. 

 Serpents, key to, 160. 

 Shark-forms, 63. 

 Shield-tail snake {ISilybnra macro- 



lepus)^ 84. 

 Sight, 139. 

 Siren, 15. 

 Skeletons, 50. 



Skeleton of frog, 51. 



Skeleton of lizard, 130, 



Skin, 45, 136. 



Skink, 77, 97, 139. 



Skin-secretions, 28. 



Skin-shedding, 44. 



Skulls, 52, 133. 



Skull of Rana esculenta^ 53. 



Slow-worm, 93. 



Smell, 45, 140. 



Snakes, 90, 99, 104; as pets, 169, 



198. 

 Snake-poison, 190, 194. 

 Spadefoot toads, 9, 38, 57. 

 SjjJienodon^ 71. 

 Spines, 103, 104. 

 Spine-tailed lizard ( Uromastic spin- 



ipes)^ 81. 

 Spotted triton, 31. 

 Spread-head, 114, 126. 

 Stegosaurus ufigulatus^ 135, 150. 

 Surinam toad, 9, 10, 37. 

 Swamp tree-toad, 19. 

 Swift lizard, 97. 



Tadpoles, 2, 32, 34, 38, 45, 49. 



Tailed amphibians, 52, 65. 



Tailed forms, 5, 7. 



Tailless forms, 6. 



Tails, 10, 79. 



Taste, 138. 



Tuatera, 71, 73, 74, 86, 87, 88, 93 



104,132,146, 137, 140,180. 

 Tear-glands, 139. 

 Teeth, 14, 90. 

 TeiidiK, 165. 



Terrifying methods, 104. 

 Toads, 1, 19, 34, 48, 56, 57. 

 Toes, 7. 



Toe-walkers, 77. 

 Tongues, 11, 94. 

 Tooth of labyrintliodont, 15. 

 Tortoise, 72, 74, 140, 180, 



